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Currency dealer sentenced to life in prison 
Date : May 25, 2020
Hamhung currency broker sentenced to life in prisonEarlier May, a woman in her 50s was arrested and put on public trial for selling dollars at the Songchon Riverbank in d
NK workers in China not getting paid 
Date : May 25, 2020
Some N. Korea factory workers in China are not getting paidNorth Korean workers in China are not getting paid because their workplaces have shut down due to financial dif
A prosecutor put on public trial in Hamhung 
Date : May 21, 2020
N. Korean prosecutor put on public trial in HamhungA North Korean prosecutor arrested in Hamhung, South Hamgyung Province was brought to a public trial. The prosecutor ha
Fluctuating exchange rates cause troubles 
Date : May 19, 2020
Fluctuating exchange rates cause troublesNorth Koreas exchange rates were fluctuating wildly. In Pyongsong on May 5, one USD started trading at KPW 8,150 but then rose
100 top technology university graduates join military 
Date : May 18, 2020
Around 100 top technology university graduates join militaryNorth Korea recruited about 100 of the most capable graduates from the countrys top technology-related unive
North Korean schools to reopen on the first of June 
Date : May 18, 2020
North Korean schools to reopen on the first of JuneNorth Koreas education ministry announced that child care centers, preschools, elementary schools, middle schools, an
Fertilizer factory event hastily put together 
Date : May 13, 2020
Fertilizer factory event hastily put togetherThe Sunchon Phosphatic Fertilizer Factory completion ceremony attended by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was precipitously p
Battle illegal foreign currency transactions 
Date : May 13, 2020
N. Korea forms group to battle illegal foreign currency transactionsNorth Korea has moved to severely crack down on potential negative effects of the floating of governme
Teachers restricted from travelling until December 
Date : May 13, 2020
N. Korean teachers restricted from travelling until DecemberNorth Korean authorities recently imposed restrictions on the travel of teachers for the rest of the year to p
NK paper urges all-out efforts to maximize rice production 
Date : May 11, 2020
NK paper urges all-out efforts to maximize rice productionNorth Korea's Rodong Shinmun called for all-out efforts to maximize rice production this year.Kim Jong-un sugges
Inter-Korean railway project welcomed 
Date : May 11, 2020
N. Korean officials favorably view the inter-Korean railway projectDaily NK sources said that it appears that North Korean officials seem to welcome the inter-Korean rail
Fever outbreak in Ryanggang Province 
Date : May 4, 2020
Fever outbreak in Ryanggang Province sparks fears of COVID-19A fever outbreak in Taehongdan County, Ryanggang Province, has sparked fears of the spread of COVID-19 in the
Prices keep rising in Pyongyang 
Date : May 4, 2020
Pyongyangites continue to hoard as prices keep risingPyongyang residents have been hoarding various imported products, which has led to spikes in the prices of imported f
NK probe into military uncovers corruption 
Date : April 28, 2020
N. Korean probe into military uncovers vast levels of corruptionThrough a large-scale probe into corruption in the military, North Korean authorities recently have found
Ryanggang Province push back against high electricity rates 
Date : April 27, 2020
N. Koreans in Ryanggang Province push back against high electricity ratesA North Korean source in Ryanggang Province reported recently that electricity rates in the provi
 
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